While the government in office boasts a pacification of the state and the return of displaced people to their communities, Frayba documents 24,510 of forced displacement in Chiapas. Now as ever before, Chiapas is an ever-changing landscape at the hands of “development.” Harrassment, intimidation and criminalization against communities continue even as they face drought and market instability. In the face of it all, Indigenous and campesino communities struggle for their territory, their culture, and their livelihoods.
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